Nephew of the painter John and son of a great jazz musician, Massimo was born in Lomi 1953, in a lively cultural environment and artistic family. Since his youth accompanying his grandfather followed him in his studies from life, very dear to the Tuscan artists active between the nineteenth and twentieth. John has always accompanied by a regular opportunity to visit museums and private collections that contribute to the formation of his personal artistic taste, which already proves strong during the years when he attended the Art School 
Carrara, conducting its first trials and investigations on the shapes and colors.
In 1972 presents his first solo show in Milan, where he gained some success, also due to the originality of his works. So, led by his father presented to the public through exhibitions of his productions in major Italian cities, earn its place in the art scene of the second half of the twentieth-century Italian.
I made numerous trips throughout his career will contribute to enriching the artistic scene of Lomi, bringing it to learn languages and experience different from that of the Tuscan tradition.
In 1990 he was appointed secretary of the Group Labronico and the Municipality of Livorno's first retrospective devoted to the Oil Bottini.
At the same time continue its successful activities in the exhibition and 2000 is among the artists chosen for the Jubilee.
In 2003 exposed to the European Parliament in Brussels, while up to 2002 produces the designs for the covers of the magazine “Tuscany Lions” .
Although starting from Livorno rooted tradition and under the influence of his grandfather John, Massimo Lomi has developed a very contemporary language, while never forgetting the glorious past figurative Tuscany. After an initial phase of production from a more traditional, The artist develops 
some attention to new colors, new reality of life lived, investigated with absolute precision, not limiting his powers of observation to the sunshine coast of Livorno, but broadening their perspectives through travel in Italy and abroad. Along the course of his career he enjoys experimenting with all the techniques, operation that led him to be able to make the most of every theme he portrayed. Among the innovations are certainly higher than indicated Lomi: The special cut given to his prospective subjects use, very often, Wood as a basis for his painting. Tables, sought by the artist with extreme care, often part of furniture such as drawers, before, or windows, or tables, with veins visible with great precision, because the color, or rather the light, painted by lomi never covers the wood completely, giving the impression of being ephemeral as the real sunlight filtered through an opening. He uses the technique in tempera, building their figures through warm colors, graduated with combinations and never shrill, with a touch of taste even postmacchiaiolo. The atmospheres are evocative, transmit, but a tangible reality, he is able to do even the expression of contemporary figurative painting.
